Tokuji Kobayashi Movies

Japanese silent film from 1928.

1926 jidaigeki (period drama) directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.

Japanese silent film from 1926. (Obo-chan meaning "Young Master.") Written by Ayame Mizushima, the first female screenwriter in Japan.

Japanese silent film from 1925.

Japanese silent film from 1928.

Yuzo and his fiancée Masako spend their Sunday afternoon together, trying to have a good time on just thirty-five yen. They manage to have...

Living Things a film by Heinosuke Gosho

Domestic comedy involving a strong wife and a "henpecked" husband taking place in a family-run judo school.

Wataru Hirayama's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares that she is in love with a coworker and is...

A masterpiece depicting the true feelings, grief and joy of a woman. An adaptation of the novel of the same name by Yasushi Inoue.

The movie "Jump Out of the Window" is a heartwarming work that depicts the interaction between two families. Shusuke Tokuyama (Den Obinata) runs an...

From 1928 to 1946, the lives of 12 young people and their school teacher in a poor Japanese village are profoundly affected by historical events and...

The love of an older sister who worked as a geisha but decided to open a bar under the auspices of a millionaire

Ignoring the protests of his working-class mother, a young man becomes wrapped up in the world of delinquents and yakuza.

Hiroo Ikeda movie

A musical film made for the inauguration of Shochiku's Ofuna Studio, with an all-star cast of the era.

In a time of continuous civil wars ravaging the fields of feudal Japan, the eldest son of a very poor peasant family, living alongside the bridge...